By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Before Saturday’s game, Garrett Jones was inducted into the Rochester Red Wings Hall of Fame. A familiar face, longtime Rochester favorite Trevor Plouffe, poked his head out of the Lehigh Valley dugout and came out and embraced Jones. The two had a few words and took a picture together. “When I first got to Rochester, he was here and a … [Read more...] about Trevor Plouffe, former Red Wing, beats up on Rochester in Lehigh Valley win
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One slider that caught ‘a little bit too much’ plate does in Rochester, Slegers
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Tyler Austin and Brandon Drury have both spent time with the New York Yankees this season. They’re major league-level hitters stuck in Triple-A because of a numbers crunch. In the sixth inning Saturday, they showed their hitting abilities. Rochester’s Aaron Slegers had thrown five shutout innings to begin the ball … [Read more...] about One slider that caught ‘a little bit too much’ plate does in Rochester, Slegers
Birthday boy Mejia, standout plays at 3rd from Astudillo spark Wings’ 2-0 win
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — With a runner on second in the fifth, Syracuse’s Bengie Gonzalez hit a rocket one-hopper to Rochester’s Willians Astudillo at third. He backhanded the ball and looked to throw behind the runner on second as Leonardo Reginatto raced over to cover. During the Red Wings nine-game home losing streak that was snapped Tuesday, that throw may … [Read more...] about Birthday boy Mejia, standout plays at 3rd from Astudillo spark Wings’ 2-0 win
Vargas home hard work leads to plate production
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For Kennys Vargas, it was a night that could have been really productive. Instead, it was a night of frustration, and compounded the frustration for the Rochester Red Wings as they lost 2-1 to the Durham Bulls at Frontier Field. With a little luck, Vargas would have been 3-for-3 and his ninth-inning at-bat never would have taken place, because the … [Read more...] about Vargas home hard work leads to plate production
Rochester bats falter in shutout loss to Indianapolis
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Taylor Motter paused, then took a handful of strides toward first base. He thought he’d just taken ball four, but then the home plate umpire signaled strike and he had to go back and hit with a full count. The Rochester left fielder said afterwards that he was sitting fastball on the ensuing 3-2 pitch, but he got a slider. He swung right … [Read more...] about Rochester bats falter in shutout loss to Indianapolis